Page 2: Historical Events In 1674

Oct 16   Emperor Leopold I fires chancellor Furst Wenzel Lobkowitz on this day in history.   

Oct 26   Prince Willem III occupies Grave in the year 1674.   

Nov 04   Anton Englert, composer on this day in history.   

Nov 04   In the year 1674 kano Tanjoe, Japanese painter (palaces, portraits), dies at 72   

Nov 08   John Milton, English poet (Paradise Lost), dies at 65 in the year 1674.   

Nov 10   Dutch formally cede New Netherlands (NY) to English in the year 1674.   

Nov 24   In the year 1674 franciscus van Enden, Flemish jesuit/free thinker, executed at 72   

Dec 04   Father Marquette builds 1st dwelling in what is now Chicago on this day in history.   

Dec 04   On this day in history father Marquette builds first dwelling in what is now Chicago   

Dec 09   Edward Hyde 1st earl of Clarendon, English PM (1660-67), dies at 65 on this day in history.   

Dec 21   Rutger van Haersolte, viceroy of Overijsselse, dies at about 66 in the year 1674.   

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Jan 12   Reinhard Keiser, composer was born in the year 1674.   

Jan 15   In the year 1674 birth of prosper Jolyot de Crébillon, French writer (d. 1762)   

Jan 24   In the year 1674 birth of thomas Tanner, English bishop (d. 1735)   

Feb 21   Johann Augustin Kobelius, composer was born on this day in history.   

Mar 30   On this day in history birth of jethro Tull, agricultural writer (Basildon), baptised   

May 31   On this day in history birth of friedrich Erhard Niedt, composer   

Jun 20   Nicholas Rowe, England, poet laureate (Jane Shore, Tamerlane) was born in the year 1674.   

Jun 22   Eugene J P, Earl of Merode, Belgian marquis of Westerloo was born in the year 1674.   

Jan 10   Jacob de Witt, Dutch mayor (Dordrecht)/MP, dies at 84 on this day in history.   

Jan 11   Jan Zoet, actor/playwright/poet (Brutal-Roffel), dies at 58 in the year 1674.   

Jan 12   Giacomo Carissimi, Italian bandmaster/composer (Jephta), dies at 68 in the year 1674.   

Feb 22   John Wilson, composer, dies at 78 on this day in history.   

Feb 24   Matthias Weckmann, German composer (b. 1616) died in the year 1674.   

Mar 06   Johann Paul Schor, German barok painter, dies at 58 on this day in history.   

Mar 08   On this day in history death of charles Sorel, sieur de Souvigny, French writer (b. 1597)   

Apr 18   John Graunt, English statistician (b. 1620) died in the year 1674.